Elaines Homemade Scratch Pizza With A Plus Recipe

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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. The sauce:
  2. Combine all listed ingredients for the sauce...
  3. On medium high heat, cook until the contents reduce to half, stirring often to prevent sticking
  4. Allow the sauce to cool completely
  5. Grind the sauce with a hand blender, or food processor until it is smooth and fine
  6. In the interim, work on your pizza dough…
  7. ================================
  8. The Dough:
  9. Combine all the dry ingredients
  10. Combine the yeast mixture with the beaten egg and oil.
  11. Add slowly to dry ingredients, mixing well, until the dough starts to come away from the bowl.
  12. Add more flour as needed to make the dough workable
  13. Gently knead the dough, folding, pressing, and turning, for about 5 minutes.
  14. This dough does not have to be kneaded to the smooth and blistered stage.
  15. Butter and flour the pizza pan
  16. Now, shape the dough into a ball, and gradually flatten out to fit the pizza pan.
  17. Let the dough sit for about five minutes to dry a little on top, then begin adding ingredients:
  18. Add the tomato sauce first
  19. Top with the aforementioned ingredients, and sprinkle with the cheeses
  20. ================================
  21. To bake:
  22. Preheat oven to 425*F
  23. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown, and the center of the pizza is bubbling
  24. Allow the finished pizza to rest for about five minutes to allow the tomato sauce to firm up.
  25. ================================
  26. ***alternative topping suggestions:
  27. Yellow or orange sweet pepper
  28. Pineapple
  29. Lemon or lime zest
  30. Jalapeno peppers
  31. Chives
  32. Gruyere’ cheese
  33. Sweet pepper seeds (for a nice, nutty flavor)
  34. Parsley
  35. Broken cashew nuts
  36. ENJOY! :+D
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 339.48 Kcal (1421 kJ)
Calories from fat 183.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.42g 31%
Cholesterol 41.14mg 14%
Sodium 643.06mg 27%
Potassium 410.49mg 9%
Total Carbs 26.53g 9%
Sugars 4.48g 18%
Dietary Fiber 2.64g 11%
Protein 12.29g 25%
Vitamin C 22.9mg 38%
Iron 1.7mg 10%
Calcium 43.7mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 141.48 Kcal (592 kJ)
Calories from fat 76.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.51g 31%
Cholesterol 17.15mg 14%
Sodium 268.01mg 27%
Potassium 171.08mg 9%
Total Carbs 11.06g 9%
Sugars 1.87g 18%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 11%
Protein 5.12g 25%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 38%
Iron 0.7mg 10%
Calcium 18.2mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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